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Update Windows MSYS2 build instructions; remove "easy way" for now

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@ -252,36 +252,16 @@ the dependencies from source which is a huge and frustrating undertaking. The [
provides packages for all of the require dependencies to build KiCad. To setup the [MSYS2][]
build environment, depending on your system download and run either the [MSYS2 32-bit Installer][]
or the [MSYS2 64-bit Installer][]. After the installer is finished, update to the latest
package versions by running the `msys2_shell.bat` file located in the MSYS2 install path and
package versions by running the `msys2_shell.cmd` file located in the MSYS2 install path and
running the command `pacman -Syu`. If the msys2-runtime package is updated, close the shell
and run `msys2_shell.bat`.
and run `msys2_shell.cmd`.
## MSYS2 the Easy Way ## {#msys2_easy}
## Building using MSYS2 ## {#msys2_build}
The easiest way to build KiCad using the [MSYS2][] build environment is to use the KiCad
[PKGBUILD][] provided by the MSYS2 project to build package using the head of the KiCad
development branch. To build the KiCad package, run the `msys2_shell.bat` file located in the
MSYS2 install path and run the following commands:
pacman -S base-devel git
mkdir src
cd src
git clone https://github.com/Alexpux/MINGW-packages
cd MinGW-packages/mingw-w64-kicad-git
makepkg-mingw -is
This will download and install all of the build dependencies, clone the KiCad source mirror
from GitHub, create both 32-bit and 64-bit KiCad packages depending on your MSYS setup, and
install the newly built KiCad packages. Please note that this build process takes a very
long time to build even on a fast system.
## MSYS2 the Hard Way ## {#msys2_hard}
If you do not want to create KiCad packages and prefer the traditional `make && make install`
method of building KiCad, your task is significantly more involved. For 64 bit builds run
the `mingw64_shell.bat` file located in the MSYS2 install path. At the command prompt run the
the following commands:
The following commands assume you are building for 64-bit Windows, and that you already have
the KiCad source code in a folder called `kicad-source` in your home directory. See below
for changes if you need to build for 32-bit instead. Run `mingw64.exe` from the MSYS2
install path. At the command prompt run the the following commands:
pacman -S base-devel \
git \
@ -313,9 +293,10 @@ the following commands:
../../
make install
For 32-bit builds, run `mingw32_shell.bat` and change `x86_64` to `i686` in the package names and
For 32-bit builds, run `mingw32.exe` and change `x86_64` to `i686` in the package names and
change the paths in the cmake configuration from `/mingw64` to `/mingw32`.
For debug builds, run the cmake command with `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug` from the `build/debug` folder.
## Known MSYS2 Build Issues ## {#known_issues_msys2}